'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' (2012)

This film was directed by Aardman's Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt and is based on a series of buccaneering books by Gideon Dafoe. The sets included a handcrafted 770-pound wooden pirate ship.

This film was directed by Aardman's Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt and is based on a series of buccaneering books by Gideon Dafoe. The sets included a handcrafted 770-pound wooden pirate ship. (Aardman Animation / Sony Pictures)

This film was directed by Aardman's Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt and is based on a series of buccaneering books by Gideon Dafoe. The sets included a handcrafted 770-pound wooden pirate ship.